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Name:	Disabled American Veterans
Address:	3725 Alexandria Pike
	Cold Spring, KY 41076
Phone:	859-441-7300
Web Address:	www.dav.org

Disabled American Veterans (DAV) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

DAV provides free professional assistance to veterans and their families in securing earned government benefits. In 2006, DAV represented nearly a quarter of a million veterans, obtaining more than $2.6 billion in benefits for them. As part of DAV's National Voluntary Service Program, 2,367,447 hours of service and 762,339 free rides (27.2 million miles) to various VA medical facilities were provided to disabled veterans. The State Service, Disaster Relief and Memorials Program has provided $7 million in assistance since 1968 to victims of natural disasters and $5.1 million in 2006 to state-level DAV organizations for local programs serving disabled veterans. The Publications and Communications Program informs disabled veterans of their rights and entitlements through the DAV Magazine (over 1 million bi-monthly copies distributed) and other communications. The activities of DAV's 1.4 million members are coordinated by the National Membership Program. Through its Public Awareness Outreach Program DAV encourages identification of disabled veterans who need assistance. Nearly all ($21,932,443 or 99.9%) of DAV's Public Awareness Outreach program activities are conducted in conjunction with fund raising appeals.

For the year ended December 31, 2006, DAV's program expenses were:

National service program	41,814,194
Voluntary service program	34,388,254
Public awareness outreach	21,938,678
Membership program	10,141,976
State services, disaster relief and memorials	5,147,199
Publications and other communications	5,049,662
Legislative program	1,361,996
Total Program Expenses:	$119,841,959

Chief Executive : Arthur H. Wilson, National Adjutant and CEO

Compensation*:

$305,180

Chair of the Board: Bradley S. Barton
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Retired attorney

Board Size: 7

Paid Staff Size: 631

*2006 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, print advertisements, grant proposals, Internet appeals, planned giving, cause-related marketing, and membership appeals

Fund raising costs were 20% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $156,075,976, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

DAV incurred joint costs of $48,738,761 for informational materials and activities that included fund raising materials. Of those costs $26,806,319 was allocated to fund raising expenses and $21,932,443 was allocated to program expenses.

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions are deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes under Section 170(c)(3). Membership dues are not deductible.

The following information is based on DAV's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2006.

Source of Funds
Contributions	109,368,941
Contributed services	34,331,612
Income from investments (net)	8,395,102
Membership dues & fees	6,198,367
Bequests	6,177,056
Realized investment gain	4,387,108
List royalties	637,826
Miscellaneous	447,280
Total Income	$169,943,292

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 77%  Fund Raising: 20%  Administrative: 3%

Total income				$169,943,292
	Program expenses			$119,841,959
	Fund raising expenses			30,546,235
	Administrative expenses			4,592,606
Total expenses				$154,980,800
Income in Excess of Expenses				14,962,492
Beginning net assets				241,076,205
Other Changes in Net Assets				17,071,510
Ending net assets				273,110,207
Total liabilities				121,836,233
Total assets				$394,946,440

Note: DAV reports receiving in-kind donations in the amount of $34,331,612. Included in this amount is $32,740,904 (drivers) and $1,590,708 (office space).